Derek Stepan
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| Born |
June 18, 1990 Hastings, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | New York Rangers | ||
| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 51st overall, 2008 New York Rangers |
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| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing the United States
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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2010 Saskatoon | |
Derek Kenneth Stepan (/stɛˈpɑːn/ ste-PAHN; born June 18, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey center and an alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Stepan was drafted in the second round, 51st overall, by the Rangers in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and afterwards attended the University of Wisconsin, where he played for the Badgers hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association WCHA. On July 1, 2010, he signed his first professional contract with the Rangers, forgoing his junior and senior years at Wisconsin. On October 9, 2010, he became the first player in Rangers history, and the fourth in NHL history, to score a hat-trick in his NHL debut. On May 13, 2015, Stepan scored the overtime goal vs the Capitals at 11:24 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals to send them to play Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Stepan attended high school at Shattuck-Saint Mary's, where he played on the hockey team. He scored 81 points during his junior year and 111 during his senior year at the school. He then attended the University of Wisconsin, where he played for the Badgers hockey program in the WCHA.
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